Ranger 9
Atlas Agena B
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Ranger 9
Type: Lunar Exploration
Lunar impactor which successfully reached the surface after transmitting 5,814 photographs.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
902 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
- Founded: 1947
- Country: USA
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
